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\F2\CARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LABORATORY
\CCOMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
\CSTANFORD UNIVERSITY
\CSTANFORD, CALIFORNIA 94305
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Dr. J.M. Evans, Jr.
Staff Asst. for Automation Technology
Center for Computer Sciences & Technology
Room B-226 Technology
National Bureau of Standards
Washington, D.C.  20234

Dear Dr. Evans:

\J	Stanford University is currently considering granting academic tenure
to Dr. Jerome A. Feldman as Associate Professor of Computer Science.  To a
considerable extent, this decision depends on the evaluation given to
computer vision and manipulation as a scientific and engineering subject and
to the position the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory occupies a
a leader in this field.

	Therefore, we would appreciate your candid evaluation of these matters
as well as any information you can supply on Professor Feldman's work and
influence in these matters.

	We would be grateful if you were in a position to send a letter on
this subject giving your candid opinion to\.

			Professor J. G. Herriot
			Acting Chairman
			Computer Science Department
			Stanford, California 94305.

					Sincerely yours,



					John McCarthy
					Professor of Computer Science
					Director, Artificial Intelligence Laboratory